Dental Assistant
4 days ago
Los Angeles
Job Description SUMMARY: The Dental Assistant supports the delivery of dental care by assisting the dentist during clinical procedures and maintaining a clean, well-prepared operatory environment. Responsibilities include seating patients, preparing and disinfecting exam rooms, sterilizing instruments, assisting chairside during procedures, and ensuring accurate documentation of patient records. The Dental Assistant also monitors equipment functionality and reports maintenance needs promptly. This role is essential to creating a safe, efficient, and welcoming experience for patients receiving dental services. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Supports and implements the organization’s mission, vision, and values., • Prioritizes daily responsibilities to ensure timely, high-quality patient care., • Provides professional, courteous service in all interactions, including responding promptly to phone calls and emails., • Fosters a culture of service excellence, accountability, and teamwork., • Seats patients, adjusts chairs, drapes appropriately, and prepares them for treatment., • Sets up and cleans operatories before and after procedures, including turning equipment on/off, disinfecting surfaces, and managing instruments., • Sterilizes hand instruments using autoclaves and maintains handpieces per protocol., • Reviews patient charts to determine necessary instruments and materials for upcoming procedures., • Assists the dentist chairside by passing instruments, positioning suction, mixing filling materials, and placing post-operative dressings., • Performs coronal polishing, applies sealants, and places and removes temporary crowns and restorations as authorized., • Charts existing restorations and extractions based on radiographs., • Exposes, processes, and develops diagnostic dental x-rays as requested., • Maintains accurate and timely patient records, including procedure documentation and future appointment scheduling., • Instructs patients on proper oral hygiene, plaque control, and nutrition; applies fluoride as needed., • Performs interpretation duties and orients patients to available dental services., • Adheres to infection prevention protocols, including proper disposal of biohazard waste and sharps., • Performs daily equipment cleaning and restocking of operatories and supply areas., • Completes reports clearly, accurately, and in a timely manner., • Conducts routine equipment maintenance and quality assurance testing., • Completion of a dental assisting training program or equivalent on-the-job experience required., • Minimum of two years of experience in a clinical dental setting, preferably in community health., • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience preferred., • Current CPR certification required., • California RDA license is not required but preferred., • Demonstrated knowledge of chairside assisting, sterilization protocols, and infection control standards., • Ability to follow clinical protocols, prioritize tasks, and work independently with minimal supervision., • Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills., • Flexible and willing to support other departments or clinic locations as needed., • Consistently adheres to organizational policies, procedures, and standards of professionalism., • Committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care in a diverse, mission-driven environment.Company DescriptionGracelight Community Health offer quality health services to patients in need, regardless of their ability to pay. Led by care and kindness, we seek to provide universal access to primary healthcare, improving the well-being of our clients and strengthening the entire community. At Gracelight Community Health we treat the whole person, not just the illness. Gracelight Community Health provides a wide range of health services and programs for everyone in your family. At our five Federally Qualified Health Centers throughout Los Angeles County our teams of healthcare professionals are dedicated to providing primary, preventive and acute care to all individuals including adult and pediatric medical, dental and vision care. Gracelight Community Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any kind. Gracelight Community Health is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Gracelight Community Health are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Gracelight Community Health will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Gracelight Community Health encourages applicants of all ages. Gracelight Community Health will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the “Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring”.Gracelight Community Health offer quality health services to patients in need, regardless of their ability to pay. Led by care and kindness, we seek to provide universal access to primary healthcare, improving the well-being of our clients and strengthening the entire community. At Gracelight Community Health we treat the whole person, not just the illness. \r\n\r\nGracelight Community Health provides a wide range of health services and programs for everyone in your family. At our five Federally Qualified Health Centers throughout Los Angeles County our teams of healthcare professionals are dedicated to providing primary, preventive and acute care to all individuals including adult and pediatric medical, dental and vision care.\r\n\r\nGracelight Community Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any kind.\r\n\r\nGracelight Community Health is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Gracelight Community Health are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Gracelight Community Health will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Gracelight Community Health encourages applicants of all ages.\r\n\r\nGracelight Community Health will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the “Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring”.